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#BCDD27

#bcdd27 ≈ Pear

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bcdd27 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 86.67% green and 15.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.93% cyan, 0% magenta, 82.35% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 70.88°, with 72.8% saturation and 50.98% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 3.55.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6255

Complementary

  1. #bcdd27
  2. #4827dd

Split complementary

  1. #bcdd27
  2. #2761dd
  3. #a327dd

Analogous

  1. #dda327
  2. #bcdd27
  3. #61dd27

Triadic

  1. #bcdd27
  2. #27bcdd
  3. #dd27bc

Tetradic

  1. #bcdd27
  2. #27dd48
  3. #4827dd
  4. #dd27bc

Square

  1. #bcdd27
  2. #27dda3
  3. #4827dd
  4. #dd2761

Monochromatic

  1. #4e5c0f
  2. #869f19
  3. #bcdd27
  4. #d0e769
  5. #e5f2ab

Shades

#bcdd27 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcdd27
  2. #a9c723
  3. #96b11f
  4. #849b1b
  5. #718517
  6. #5e6f14
  7. #4b5810
  8. #38420c
  9. #262c08
  10. #131604
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcdd27 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcdd27
  2. #c3e03d
  3. #c9e452
  4. #d0e768
  5. #d7eb7d
  6. #deee93
  7. #e4f1a9
  8. #ebf5be
  9. #f2f8d4
  10. #f8fce9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcdd27 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcdd27
  2. #b6d430
  3. #b0ca39
  4. #aac142
  5. #a4b84b
  6. #9eaf54
  7. #98a55c
  8. #929c65
  9. #8c936e
  10. #868977
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cfcfcf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c8d5a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ebd000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e7d03c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c7d1bd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dad500 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d7d535 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c3d698 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcdd27 {
  color: #bcdd27;
}
Background
.bg-bcdd27 {
  background-color: #bcdd27;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcdd27 {
  border: 2px solid #bcdd27;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcdd27;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 221 39;
  --color-primary-hsl: 71 73% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcdd27 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcdd27, #61dd27);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcdd27 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 221 39 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 3.55 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 4.18 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 6.44 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.94 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 7.49 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 8.08 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 8.37 #4322d8 Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Pear
#bcdd27  rgb(188, 221, 39)  hsl(71, 73%, 51%)  Pear
#4827dd  rgb(72, 39, 221)  hsl(251, 73%, 51%)  Han Purple
#27bcdd  rgb(39, 188, 221)  hsl(191, 73%, 51%)  Deep Sky Blue
#dd27bc  rgb(221, 39, 188)  hsl(311, 73%, 51%)  Shocking Pink